Declaring War in Early Modern Europe [electronic resource] /
Baumgartner, F.author.
A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up to the writing of the US Constitution to identify the influence of early modern history on the framing of the Constitution.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Dediocation; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Ancient and Medieval Precedents; 3 The Sixteenth Century- The Practice; 4 The Sixteenth Century- The Theory; 5 The Seventeenth Century; 6 The Eighteenth Century; 7 The Age of Revolution; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up to the writing of the US Constitution to identify the influence of early modern history on the framing of the Constitution.
History, Modern.
Military history.
Europe—History.
World history.
Modern History.
History of Military.
European History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.